diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index bfc7e7b4c2..5d3ecaee4e 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -395,18 +395,6 @@ Description Try to follow external URLs of embedded players.
 =========== =====
 
 
-extractor.deviantart.external
------------------------------
-=========== =====
-Type        ``bool``
-Default     ``false``
-Description Try to follow external URLs in description fields.
-
-            Note: deviantart.metadata_ needs to be enabled to make descriptions
-            available.
-=========== =====
-
-
 extractor.deviantart.flat
 -------------------------
 =========== =====
@@ -499,6 +487,17 @@ Description The ``refresh_token`` value you get from linking your
 =========== =====
 
 
+extractor.deviantart.stash
+--------------------------
+=========== =====
+Type        ``bool``
+Default     ``false``
+Description Extract Sta.sh resources from description texts.
+
+            Note: Enabling this option also enables deviantart.metadata_.
+=========== =====
+
+
 extractor.deviantart.wait-min
 -----------------------------
 =========== =====
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index 678d4ef19f..d55c9c0ad5 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
         "deviantart":
         {
             "refresh-token": null,
-            "external": false,
             "flat": true,
             "folders": false,
             "journals": "html",
             "mature": true,
             "metadata": false,
             "original": true,
+            "stash": false,
             "wait-min": 0
         },
         "exhentai":
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py
index 5c07c070bb..b2efa19639 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py
@@ -38,11 +38,14 @@ def __init__(self, match=None):
         self.api = DeviantartAPI(self)
         self.offset = 0
         self.flat = self.config("flat", True)
+        self.stash = self.config("stash", False)
         self.original = self.config("original", True)
-        self.external = self.config("external", False)
         self.user = match.group(1) or match.group(2)
         self.group = False
 
+        if self.stash:
+            self.api.metadata = True
+
         self.commit_journal = {
             "html": self._commit_journal_html,
             "text": self._commit_journal_text,
@@ -96,12 +99,11 @@ def items(self):
                 journal = self.api.deviation_content(deviation["deviationid"])
                 yield self.commit_journal(deviation, journal)
 
-            if self.external:
-                for url in text.extract_iter(
-                        deviation.get("description", ""), 'href="', '"'):
-                    if "deviantart.com/users/outgoing?" in url:
-                        url = text.unquote(url.partition("?")[2])
-                    yield Message.Queue, url, deviation
+            if self.stash:
+                for match in DeviantartStashExtractor.pattern.finditer(
+                        deviation.get("description", "")):
+                    deviation["_extractor"] = DeviantartStashExtractor
+                    yield Message.Queue, match.group(0), deviation
 
     def deviations(self):
         """Return an iterable containing all relevant Deviation-objects"""
@@ -372,10 +374,10 @@ class DeviantartDeviationExtractor(DeviantartExtractor):
         # external URLs from description (#302)
         (("https://www.deviantart.com/uotapo/art/"
           "INANAKI-Memorial-Humane7-590297498"), {
-            "options": (("external", 1), ("metadata", 1), ("original", 0)),
-            "pattern": r"https?://(sta\.sh|youtu\.be)/\w+$",
+            "options": (("stash", 1), ("original", 0)),
+            "pattern": r"https?://sta\.sh/\w+$",
             "range": "2-",
-            "count": 6,
+            "count": 4,
         }),
         # old-style URLs
         ("https://shimoda7.deviantart.com"